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Sorry for slacking. It just seems that I have sao much to do and hardly enought time to get started. Brandi is finally hetting around on her own much better. No strap, no funnel on her head anymore. WhooHoo!!!!! But she still has trouble with the leg that had the conventional ACL surgery. When...

She has not lost any more weight than the initial 7 lbs. I think the reason being is that she is getting almost no excercise. The weather has turned crappy once again with rain and cold, and with the wife and I both working all she gets done is laying around. We have cut all snacks out and she...

Thanks to Barb04 for reminding me not to fall off the face of the earth. I would have given an update but things have really been hectic around here and I haven't even been getting on the computer but to check e-mail. I guess I should slow down a little. Brandi is doing a little better. It has...

I think some dogs just naturally shed more than others. We have come to the conclusion that if we are going to have dogs that the sweeper just has to be run once or twice a day. Our dogs do not get on the furniture. The cat does but only has certain pieces of furniture he lays on. So we have to...

Brandi with Piggy. Just had to share!! Kevin

Like others stated...get a medical report and a pic of where your face was cut. This will pull more weight in court. And MAKE SURE you follow thru with court proceddings. If not the little #$@%!^#& will do it again. Also push for community service as punishment. A good punishment would be...

If it wasn't for bad luck I would have none at all!!!!! I had to pick out dog Nikki up from the groomers yesterday. She does not like to ride. When I was almost home I witnessed a pretty bad collision. I pulled over and got out of my truck. Nikki was sitting on the floor of the truck on the...

Yep...Ohio State is where she went for the TPLO surgery. The name of the clinic is Ohio State MedVet. I was really impressed with them. Kevin

I just posted a reply in the General Chat about the same thing that our dogs have. Not the rash but the itching. A university Vet Clinic told us that most itching is food related allergies. Kevin

I am going to ask the other vet that did the TPLO about the thyroid condition. I think I put more trust in them as they are a University Vet Clinic that teaches some of the best vets around so they are up on the latest greatest. Not saying my vet isn't but before shelling out money for meds I...

This is starting to take it's toll on the wife and I. My wife took the week off of work to stay home with Brandi. Monday her staples pulled out again. When she was in the kennel it was almost a daily thing for them to come and re-staple her incision. So she had to wait until I got home to load...

Thanks Barb. That does make me feel better. I know I can't do much now but I wish I had known at the time about the TPLO as I would have had that done on the first leg. I guess I worry too much and I would rather put up with the suffering than I would for her to put up with it. When it comes to...

As some of you know ( posted in General Chat) our female Golden (Brandi) had conventional surgery on her right leg and TPLO surgery on her left leg (both back legs) within two days of each other. After a month at the Vets kennel we finally got to bring her home. The leg with TPLO surgery seems...

After a month at the kennel for rehab and healing she finally got to come home. If you remember she tore the ligaments in both legs within a day of each other. Conventional surgery on one leg and TPLO surgery on the other leg. After laying for all of that time she has healed pretty well but now...

Just to let all know...Brandi is doing better everyday. Although when we went yesterday she did slip and fall onto one side. She did not act like it bothered her though. Just about made me and the wife sick though. I do have to speak in favor of the TPLO surgery vs. the conventional surgery. On...

She is doing Great!!!!! After we got her to the kennel on Saturday she was doing so so. We went to see her Sunday and she seemed to be in a little better spirits. Monday came and we went to see her and talked to the vet and he said she had some slight improvement. Tuesday, when we went to visit...

I kept this that someone sent to me about 5 years ago when our dog Missy passed: " I explained to St. Peter I'd rather wait here, outside the Pearly Gates. I won't be a nuisance, I won't even bark, I'll be very patient and wait. I'll be here chewing on a Celestial bone no matter how long you...

Just to let everyone know...Brandi went thru surgery just fine. The surgeon had to double plate her back leg with the TPLO surgery. He stated that she should be on it in 2 to 7 days. We picked her up this morning and took her to the Kennel. They already had a huge pen set up waithing for her...

I'll have to keep the "Couch Potato's" in mind. We did get Brandi over to the surgeon yesterday and I do have to say I walked away very impressed and felt like a weight was lifted off of our shoulders. First off they got a gurney and transported Brandi to a consultation room where we first met...

Thanks for the thoughts. I guess what makes it bad today is that we have to pick Brandi in a little while and take her to the clinic and leave her again. I just hope deep down she understands that what we are doing is for her good. It's tough when you love an animal like that.